Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-06

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Ins reanlar maafhIy nesting q "a,
1.solee Relief Sooissy vas hald aa %
Asmnef o. CommeRea rooms IN q.
Ieseer-LsaEy Block yesterday sfsss
noon. Ihe 1r8 b1stnass tfznaAatai
vas ne annual election Of ofIiasrs. whieh
resaited h the esiectioa of tie foIIaw-
NJ; Presidsnt. Hrs John LsaFy; vie,
freaident, Hrs. q n. Sandarson: Treas
nFsr, Mrs.. B. GatzaFt; Recording score
taEy, Mrs. y. D. wood; Assistants sscre
taEy, Mrs. 7. T. Minor.
The old Beard Of Directors waa N
eieeted. With the followinQ additi0nal
members: Mrs. James MsNaaehs, Mra
!. @. seuFry. MFs. W. A. Jennings. Mra
4 y. stswaTt. Mrs. W. n. PumphFeT
Mrs. W. h n. 6resa, and Mrs. 5. AZ.
on on.
The foIIowiue we're elected nsnbsr,
o the Advisory Cemmisaee: Mrs. =
fuFth, Mrs. James McNauQht, Mrs. q
y. eaDdeFean, Mrs. Z. p. Ferry. and
Mrs. John KinnsaF.
Visiting committees for the vuriou,
wards we're elected a. follows:
First Wara-Mrs. J. B. Metealfa. Mr.
W. Z. Boone and Mrs- W. W. Barker.
Second WaFd-MFs. J. y. MaNauaht
Mfs. A. B. Stewart snd Mrs. ]. @.
ScuFry.
Third wsrd-MEs. Otto Ranke, Mu
W. H. II. Green and Mra. J. O. Hainea.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. II. q. StFuve,
ass. 0srdnsF Kellogg and Mrs. W. r.
After the eIeetIon Of MraL. 81,
Hunt and Mrs. Maurice McNisksn a.
new N embers, the Secretary submitted
the following
ANNUAL nnPoRr
which vas received AUTOMATICALLY
adopted:
TO EAe offers and members Of Tie
Ladder Rstt1 Society Of the sty Of
Ssaftls;-I submit TO you The report OF
the Society for the year ending April 8,
1881; Al she beginning Of the year the
Society bad membership OF % active
msmbers. Daring the year four have
Withdrawn, i've have been dropped and
thirteen have been newly admitted,
making the total DumbeK Of active
members ct present 81. There are e
present eleven names on the roll OF
honorary members. In October, the
Society voted thai Mr.. Boone be made 4
life member, as token of Appreciation
OF bis services as architect Of The
Home. AZ the following meeting the
names Of JRdge Mercer and wife we're
added 10 life membership. these With
Mr.. and Mrs. d. I. Denny give i've
names Of life membership.
Eleven regular meetings have been
held during the year; adjourned meet
iDga, one. and special. one, with an
average atten 9aBce Of rs members,
Fifteen families have been assisted by
gifts of VARIOUS kinds.
In April the contract for The Home
ouiiding was given 10 the Western Mill
Company. August saw IL completed and
ready for oecopaney, bat With q debt Of
k2cco Tor the buildinR. This debt has
been materially decreased, as the report
0f lhe Treasurer will show.
The house has Also been quite CON-
furnished, the proceeds Of the
garden fete in July, and the lunch on
Bloction day being used for that par
pose, helped cut by numerous gifts from
friends Of the Society.
The proceeds OF the ohildren's fair
we're, at thair request, devoted 10 the
Of q chiidren's infrmaFy. Al
he meeting Of the Society In Septem-
Der, plan Of supervision Of The Home
vas arranged By IL.
A committee Of three ladies visit The
Home each week, and report 10 the Ad.
EisoFy COMMITTEES the following week al
te regular meeting. In this way cash
Of the Society assumes : share
lf responsibility for the success Of The
nd a. A. - a =.
le the notice Of individuals.
been matron Of The Home almost from
Its inception, resigned. and the Society
we're 30 fortunate as to secure the ser
Vtoes Of Mrs. MaQee, Who has most faith
70 ~ performed she duties Of her posi-
lion.
There we're eleven children at The
Home at the beginning Of the year.
twenty three have been admitted, six
teen dismissed, . home found for one.
and enc little one has died. There are
At present seventeen children at The
Hone.
The Society is deeply grateful 10 its
many friends who have remembered It
so generously through the year. To
] Judge Mercer aud wife for q valuable
donation Of land. To the members Of
the Grand Jury last summer, who co.,
tributed the money for the Purchase Of
q COW. To individuals and churches for
at Thanksgiving time. To the
physicians Of the city Uho have freely
given their professional services II ell
times. To the children whose loving
hearts planned and willing hands
worked 20 add TO the comfort Of those
less fortunate than themselves.
We ask the continued interest Of the
public in our work for the coming year.
Il. III. SHuMwAY, SEQ. Il. r.,